News from February 2023
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (ORWA) Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management grant opened on Feb. 16.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) released a proposed rule to improve Supplemental Security Income (SSI) by eliminating food expenses from in-kind income, which will simplify administration of the program and increase benefits.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing: “President Biden's Border Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Boston returned an indictment today charging a Massachusetts man with a federal hate crime.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing titled “President Biden's Border Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis."
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Brahm Persaud, 69, a Maryland resident, pleaded guilty today to assault with a dangerous weapon for an incident in which he confronted Mr. Kevin Pinkett and other civilians with a firearm while attending a birthday party in Southeast Washington, DC, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 - “The nomination of Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to rural prosperity, advancing equity, and making USDA the best place to work. As Under Secretary for Rural Development, Torres Small has been an ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - The Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) recently shipped its first load of transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal since coming under the management of Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Arches National Park. Significance: geologic feature, trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Hike across grasslands to a stone arch that isn't actually broken -- yet. You can just hike out and back to the arch, make it a loop, or add on a side trip to Sand Dune Arch. Broken Arch (from...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMOS MUNDENDI, a/k/a “Mos," a/k/a “El Ashile Mundi," was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to 42 months in prison for his participation in a scheme...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances. Johnson faces a minimum mandatory term of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 10, 2023.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A doctor who owns a medical clinic in Newark today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - A workshop to identify and prioritize key research and technology needs in developing long-term monitoring for groundwater contamination was held at Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) recently.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
Release: MR PATEL: Hi there, everybody. Good afternoon and thanks so much for joining us today for this preview call to preview Secretary Blinken’s trip to Germany, Türkiye, and Greece. This call will be on the record but.
